The structure of the title compound, C18H18ClNO4, (I), comprises twisted mo
lecules that associate by an intermolecular C-H . . .O close contact to one
of the naphthoquinone O atoms. The other naphthoquinone O atom and the Cl
atom are involved in intramolecular CDH close contacts, while no similar in
teractions are observed to the carbethoxy O atoms. The ethyl C atoms are di
sordered over two sites.